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130 Cards in this Set
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angi/o
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vessel (usually blood or lymph)
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aort/a
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aorta
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arteri/o
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artery
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atri/o
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atrium
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cardi/o
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heart
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electr/o
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electric
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lymph/o
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lymph
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phleb/o
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vein
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ven/o
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vein
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thromb/o
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blood clot
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ventricul/o
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ventricle
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cerebr/o
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cerebrum
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hem/o
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blood
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my/o
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muscle
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necr/o
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death, necrosis
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scler/o
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hardening; sclera (white of eye)
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-ectomy
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excision, removal
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-lysis
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separation; destruction; loosening
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-plasty
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surgical repair
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-rrhaphy
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suture
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-tomy
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incision
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-cardia
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heart condition
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-cyte
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cell
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-ectasis
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dilation, expansion
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-gram
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record, writing
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-graphy
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process of recording
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-lith
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stone, calculus
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-malacia
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softening
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-megaly
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enlargement
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-oid
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resembling
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-ole
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small, minute
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-ule
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small, minute
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-oma
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tumor
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-osis
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abnormal condition; increase (used primarily with blood cells)
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-pathy
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disease
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-phagia
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swallowing, eating
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-phobia
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fear
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-rrhexis
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rupture
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-spasm
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involuntary contraction, twitching
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-stenosis
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narrowing, stricture
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-um
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structure, thing
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-al
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pertaining to, relating to
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-ic
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pertaining to, relating to
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anti-
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against
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-bi
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two
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brady-
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slow
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endo-
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in, within
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epi-
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above, upon
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micro-
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small
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peri-
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around
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tachy-
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rapid
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tri-
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three
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AS
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aortic stenosis
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ASD
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atrial septal defect
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ASHD
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arteriosclerotic heart disease
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AV
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atrioventricular, arteriovenous
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BBB
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bundle-branch block
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BP
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blood pressure
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CABG
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coronary artery bypass graft
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CAD
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coronary artery disease
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CC
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cardiac catheterization, chief complaint
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CHF
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congestive heart failure
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CV
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cardiovascular
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CVA
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cerebrovascular accident
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ECG, EKG
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electrocardiogram
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HF
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heart failure
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IAS
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interatrial septum
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IVC
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inferior vena cava
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IVS
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interventricular septum
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LA
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left atrium
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LDL
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low-density lipoprotein
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LV
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left ventricle
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MI
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myocardial infarction
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MVP
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mitral valve prolapse
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RA
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right atrium
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RBC
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red blood cell(s); red blood count
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RV
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right ventricle
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SA
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sinoatrial (node)
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SVC
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superior vena cava
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VSD
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ventricular septal defect
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WBC
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white blood cell(s); white blood count
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AIDS
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acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
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EBV
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Epstein-Barr virus
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HIV
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human immunodeficiency virus
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HSV
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herpes simplex virus
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KS
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Kaposi sarcoma
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PCP
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Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia
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aneurysm
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localized dilation of the wall of a blood vessel, introducing the risk of a rupture
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arrhythmia
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irregularity or loss of rhythm of the heartbeat; also called dysrhythmia
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arteriosclerosis
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thickening, hardening, and loss of elasticity of arterial walls
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athersclerosis
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most common form of arteriosclerosis, caused by an accumulation of fatty substances within the walls of the arteries causing partial and eventually total occlusion
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bruit
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soft blowing sound heard on auscultation caused by turbulent blood flow
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coronary artery disease
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abnormal condition that may affect the heart's arteries and produce various pathological effects, especially the reduced flow of oxygen and nutrients to the myocardium
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deep vein thrombosis
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formation of a blood clot in a deep vein of the body, occuring most frequently in the iliac and femoral veins
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embolus
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mass of undissolved matter present in a blood or lymphatic vessel brought there by the blood or lymph current
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fibrillation
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irregular, random contraction of heart fibers
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heart failure
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condition in which the heart cannot pump enough blood to meet the metabolic requirement of body tissues
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hypertension
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consistently elevated blood pressure that is higher than normal causing damage to the blood vessels and ultimately the heart
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ischemia
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decreased supply of oxygenated blood to a body part due to an interruption of blood flow
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mitral valve prolapse
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condition in which the leaflets of the mitral valve prolapse into the left atrium during systole, resultin gin incomplete closure and backflow of blood
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murmur
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abnormal sound heard on auscultation, caused by defects in the valves or chambers of the heart
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myocardial infarction
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necrosis of a portion of cardiac muscle caused by partial or complete occlusion of one or more coronary arteries; also called heart attack
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patent ductus arteriosus
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failure of the ductus arteriosus to close after birth, resulting in an abnormal opening between the pulmonary artery and the aorta
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Raynaud phenomenon
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numbness in fingers or tues due to intermittenet constriction of arterioles in the skin
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rheumatic heart disease
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streptococcal infectino that causes damage to the heart valves and heart muscle, most often seen in children and young adults
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stroke
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damage to part of the brain due to interruption of its blood supply, commonly caused by blockage of an artery. bleeding within brain tissues is another cause of strokes
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transient ischemic attack
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temporary interference with blood supply to the brain, causing no permanent brain damage
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varicose veins
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swollen, distended veins caused by incompenent venous valves; most often seen in the lower legs
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acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
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deficiency of cellular immunity induced by infection with the human immunodeficiency virus, characterized by increasing susceptibilty to infections, malignancies, and neurological diseases
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Hodgkin disease
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malignant disease characterized by painless, progressive enlragement of lymphoid tissue, usually first evident in the cervical lymph nodes, splenomegaly, and the presence of unique Reed-Sternberg cells in the lymph nodes
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Kaposi sarcoma
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malignancy of connective tissue including bone, fat, muscle, and fibrous tissue
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lymphadenitis
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inflammation and enlargement of the lymph nodes, usually as a result of infection
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mononucleosis
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acute infection caused by the Epstein-Barr virus characterized by sore throat, fever, fatigue, and enlarged lymph nodes
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non-Hodgkin lymphoma
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any of a heterogeneous group of malignant tumors involving tissue except for Hodgkin disease
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cardiac catheterization
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insertion of a small tube through an incision into a large vein, usually of an arm or leg which is threaded through a blood vessel until it reaches the heart
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cardiac enzyme studies
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battery of blood tests performed to determine the presence of cardiac damage
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echocardiography
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ultrasound, also called ultrasonography, to viualize internal cardiac structures and motion of the heart
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electrocardiography
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creation and study of graphic records produced by electric activity generated by the heart muslce
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Holter monitor
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monitoring device worn on the patient for making prolonged electrocardiograph recordings on a portable tape recorder while conducting normal daily activities
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stress test
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method of evauluating CV fitness. while exercising, usually on a treadmill, the individual is subjected to steadily increasing levels of work. at the same time, the amount of oxygen consumed is measured while an ECG is administered
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troponin I
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blood test that measures protein that is released into the blood by damaged heart muscle and is highly sensitive and specific indicator of recent MI
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ultrasonography
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imaging technique that uses high-frequency sound waves that bounce off body tissues and are recorded to produve an image of an inernal organ or tissue
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bone marrow aspiration biopsy
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removal of living itssue, usually taken from the sternum or iliac crest, for microscopic examiniation of bone marrow tissue
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lymphangiography
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radiographic examination of lymph glands and lymphatic vessels after an injection of a contrast medium
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tissue typing
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technique for determining the histocompatibility of tissues to be used in grafts and transplants with the recipient's tissues and cells
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angioplasty
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any endovascular procedure that reopens narrowed blood veeles and resores forward blood flow
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coronary artery bypass graft
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surgery that involves bypassing one or more blocked coronary arteries to increase blood flow
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statins
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drugs that reduce low-density lipoprotein
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thrombolytic therapy
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administration of drugs to dissolve a blood clot
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valvuloplasty
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plastic or restorative surgery on a valve, especially a cardiac valve
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